Accessibility Services

In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), the Osceola Library System will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

The Library provides accessibility services for customers who have a disability to ensure that blind, deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing, visually-impaired and other special needs customers can participate in Library activities and access Library information.

The Library also provides reasonable accommodations, by request, for physical access, communications, or other needs to ensure services, activities, and programs are available to people with disabilities. To request an accommodation, please submit an Accommodation Request Form and contact the Library at least three days prior to the date the accommodation is needed.

Browsing assistance

Customers who need assistance browsing the collection due to a disability may make an appointment with staff for one-on-one help. Contact your neighborhood library to make an appointment.

Blindness and low vision

Access Computer at Hart Memorial Central Library: The computer features an extra-large monitor, a joystick mouse, and a trackball mouse, and comes equipped with the Kurzweil 3000 educational text-to-speech software program designed for students with physical or learning challenges (including those with Dyslexia and English Language Learners). The Access Computer also has an onscreen keyboard, and Microsoft Reader, Magnifier, and Narrator, in addition to standard software programs like Internet Explorer, MS Office and Adobe Digital Editions.